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CONGRATULATIONS!
March 8th, 2022
Congratulations to Ann Gronlund on her recent induction as a member of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers and to Brad Brady on his recent election as Vice President of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers.
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What is a Street?
March 3rd, 2022
The Cornbelt Running Club brought suit against the City claiming that the City’s fencing across the path created a nuisance and violated Iowa law by obstructing a street.
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IOWA SUPREME COURT RULES CELL PHONE IN CAR INSUFFICIENT TO ADMIT THAT AS EVIDENCE
May 17th, 2021

Iowa Supreme Court Holds Continuing Storm Doctrine Applies Only to “Meaningful, Ongoing Accumulation of Snow or Ice,” and Remains a Valid Defense in Iowa When the Standard is Met
June 8th, 2020
In Gries v. Ames Ecumenial Housing, Inc., issued June 5, 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court held the long-standing continuing storm doctrine or storm in progress doctrine remains good law in Iowa, reaffirming an exception to a land possessor’s ordinary d…
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Is a Forwarded Email Attachment an Exception to the Hearsay Rule?
April 23rd, 2020
The Iowa Court of Appeals recently addressed the above-described question. Normally an admission by a party opponent is not hearsay. A document drafted by a party opponent would clearly fit within such an admission. It is less clear, however, if a pa…
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IOWA COURT OF APPEALS RECOGNIZES CONCEPT OF A PARENT CORPORATION’S INTERFERENCE WITH A SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION’S CONTRACT
July 8th, 2019
The Iowa Court of Appeals was recently confronted with an issue that it identified as not having been previously decided in the state of Iowa. The question presented is whether, in Iowa, a parent corporation can be found liable for intentional interf…
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Ann Gronlund Joins Brady Preston Gronlund PC
February 14th, 2012
Brady Preston Gronlund PC is pleased to announce that Ann Gronlund has become an associate with the firm. Ann Gronlund is a native of Williamsburg, Iowa. She attended the University of Iowa, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Po…
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Commission Announces Nine Nominees for Iowa Supreme Court
January 28th, 2011
After conducting 60 interviews this week, the Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission announced the nine finalists for the Iowa Supreme Court. The slate of nominees will be sent to Governor Branstad, who will select three people to sit on the Iowa Suprem…
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Iowa Home Owners Not Receiving Help from Banks During Foreclosure Crisis
January 9th, 2011
Despite Congress enacting the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), Iowa home owners find most banks unwilling to modify their mortgages and are loosing their homes because of it. The Cedar Rapids Gazette recently reported on a Marion family w…
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Iowa Judicial Nominating Committee Calls for Applicants
December 14th, 2010
Iowa’s Judicial Nominating Commission, a 14-person group composed of seven attorney and seven non-attorney members, has announced the timeline on which it will select applicants for the three open Iowa Supreme Court justice positions. The sched…
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